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1963 Cotton Bowl Classic

1963 Cotton Bowl Classic
27th Cotton Bowl Classic
LSU Tigers Texas Longhorns
(8–1–1) (9–0–1)
SEC SWC
13 0
Head coach: 
Charles McClendon		 Head coach: 
Darrell Royal
APCoaches
78
APCoaches
44
1234 Total
LSU 0373 13
Texas 0000 0
DateJanuary 1, 1963
Season1962
StadiumCotton Bowl
LocationDallas, Texas
MVPLynn Amedee (LSU QB, PK)
Johnny Treadwell (Texas G)
FavoriteLSU (slight)[1][2]
RefereeBurns McKinney (SWC;
split crew: SWC, SEC)
Attendance75,504
PayoutUS$175,000 per team[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersLindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan
Cotton Bowl Classic
 < 1962  1964 > 

The 1963 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 27th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1962–63 bowl game season, the game featured the fourth-ranked Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the #7 LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[1] LSU shut out the Longhorns, 13–0.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b "Texas, LSU even -- even on defense". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 1, 1963. p. 9.
  2. ^ "330,000 expected to attend four major bowl games today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 1, 1963. p. 8.
  3. ^ "LSU, Texas earn $175,000 in tilt". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. January 2, 1963. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Steers shut out by Tigers, 13-0". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 2, 1963. p. 9.
  5. ^ "LSU passes startle Texas". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1963. p. 48.
  6. ^ Ratliff, Harold V. (January 2, 1963). "Amadee leads LSU past Texas, 13-0". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. p. 11.

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